Los Angeles

I just got back from a trip to L.A. I went out to visit my good friends from school...And it was so much fun! Finally - a real vacation! :)

On Friday - some people from Brian's work were going to Disneyland...So me and Rachel (Brian's girlfriend) went with him. It was a lot of fun. It was my first time to Disneyland. I've been to disney world a couple of times..but never Disneyland.

The Haunted House....It was decked out inside for Christmas with the "Nightmare before Christmas" theme..it was pretty cool.

This was in line for Splash Mountain.....Brian was starting to get tired....

On the ride there was a girl (who was probably like 12 years old) in front of me that was so funny...she was talking to me the entire ride. My favorite comment..."The best way to get on rides fast is to ride them as a single. Either that or break your friends leg and then bring them to Disneyland cause you always get to the front of the line with your friend." I was laughing so much just listening to her.

I took this on Splash Mountain...and put it away as fast as I could before we got dumped on from water..!

Rachel and I got the most wet...I was soaked!!!

I took this picture especially for my niece Paige who is the biggest Sleeping Beauty fan! So - I thought I better get a picture of her castle.

It was a fun day. We met up with Brian's friends from work for lunch and dinner. And we also watched the Disneyland fireworks at night with them!

On Saturday...Ben and John took me to Venice Beach and we walked around. The water was took cold to go in..but it was still fun to walk around and people watch.

We met up with Brian and Rachel and went to Pinks for some food....I guess it's a famous hotdog joint in L.A. They have just about any kind of hotdog you can think of!

Then at night we went to third street and Santa Monica Pier...

Brian and I decided to see if we could win a prize on this....we were both too weak!

But I was pathetically weak! So - I owed Brian a Churro!

On Sunday Ben and John picked me up at Brian's and we drove around trying to find some home's of famous people....we saw a lot of nice gates and big high hedges! But their neighbor's have really nice houses! :) We then went to church and ran into Devin and Jason..so we hung out at there place for a while....

And then Jason had the BEST idea to go to Didi Reese to get some ice cream...which is when one of the best parts of my trip happened....I saw Brad Pitt! :) (As you can see from the above post!)

And what would be a trip to see Brian without playing any dirty marbles!?!! :) I lost every single game of dirty marbles we played. On our last game we made a bet...and whoever lost the game had to chug a can of coke. Well - Obviously I was the one that had to chug it..and I can proudly say that I downed that thing quick!!! :)

It was such a fun trip!!! The weather was perfect, the guys were all great, and Brad Pitt was hot! :) Who could ask for anything more!!!